Join Us for Naka-Kon 2019

Naka-Kon is an annual three-day convention, celebrating anime, manga, cosplay, music, fashion, gaming, and more! Every year, we bring your favorite voice actors, musicians, cosplayers, artists, designers, and industry experts to the Overland Park Convention Center. Catch guest panels and performances, be part of our cosplay competitions, enter contests, and learn about working in the anime, manga, and music industries.

Keith Silverstein

Gamers know him from Overwatch, League of Legends, Soul Calibur, and more. Anime fans know him from Hunter x Hunter, The Seven Deadly Sins, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, and more. In real life, he’s known as veteran voice actor Keith Silverstein, and we’re ecstatic to welcome him to Naka-Kon 2019!

Jād Saxton

With over 150 roles in anime and video games under her belt - including Fairy Tail, Wolf Children, One Piece, Steins;Gate, and High School DxD - there’s a strong chance Jād Saxton appears in one (or more!) of your favorite titles. We can’t wait to have her as a guest of honor for Naka-Kon 2019!

OneOddHuman

She goes by OneOddHuman, and we think she’s one killer cosplayer! Sam will be bringing her tips and talents from St. Louis to Overland Park to share with everyone at Naka-Kon 2019!

Aya Kamiki

Accomplished vocalist and musician Aya Kamiki brings a band of world-class rock artists to Overland Park for another rare and electrifying Naka-Kon concert experience!

Satomi Akesaka

We are overjoyed to welcome Satomi Akesaka — the Japanese voice actress behind characters from Shadowverse, League of Legends, Akame ga Kill!, and more—to Naka-Kon 2019!

Please welcome the versatile and talented Kara Edwards — the voice behind Goten and Videl in the Dragon Ball series — to Naka-Kon 2019!

Roland Kelts

Roland Kelts, beloved author and respected authority on Japanese culture, returns to Naka-Kon in 2019!

Wig-Wig Cosplay

Competitive cosplayers Paragon and SkyPirate are certainly no strangers to the convention scene. The captivating duo — known officially as Wig-Wig Cosplay — will be sharing and showcasing their talents at Naka-Kon 2019 as cosplay guests of honor!

Amelie Belcher

Amelie Belcher is an award-winning artist, painter, art instructor, comic creator and pod cast host. Known for her comedy based art education presentations, she has travelled the world teaching thousands of budding artists the secrets to starting their own journeys down the path to artistic expression with an eye geared toward Anime and Manga styled creations.

Theater actor and the original Japanese voice actor for Mobile Suit Gundam Wing’s Chang Wufei — announced for Naka-Kon 2019!

Billy Kametz

Billy Kametz - the voice of Josuke in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, Hakuno in Fate/EXTRA, Ichijo in Sword Gai, and more - makes his way to Overland Park for Naka-Kon 2019!

This Year's Theme

In Japan, Spring is a time of new beginnings. With the end of a cold winter, the start of a new school year, cherry blossom festivals, and more, Spring is a time to start anew.

Naka-Kon has seen many changes over the years, allowing us to evolve and grow in our fifteen years of existence. Some long time members of our community might remember that we started out as a small tabling event held by the University of Kansas Anime Club. In the last five years alone, Naka-Kon has become a 501(c)3 non-profit, joined the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce, established a scholarship for local residents in Japanese studies, and brought in over 10,000 attendees for a whirlwind weekend. Much like Spring, Naka-Kon is springing into a new year, and a new beginning.

With this in mind, Naka-Kon is pleased today to announce the convention theme for 2019.
Naka-Kon: 青春 -aoharu- in bloom.

Naka-Kon Features

Naka-Kon 2019's Right Stuf Anime Pre-Registration Sweepstakes

Everyone who pre-registers for Naka-Kon 2019 between August 3, 2018, and March 1, 2019, is eligible to enter
our Right Stuf ANIME/Naka-Kon Pre-Registration Sweepstakes! We will randomly choose five winners (one grand prize winner and four runners-up) at the end of the sweepstakes. Prizes will be mailed to each winner. These prizes include:

4 RUNNERS UP:Gundam Wing complete series on Blu-ray, Revolutionary Girl Utena complete series on Blu-ray, a RightStuf Tote bag filled with anime goodies, volume one of a popular manga series and a $25 Gift Card to RightStufAnime.com

Full sweepstakes rules can be found here. You must be 14 or older to enter; entrants ages 14-18 must have parental consent. You can enter the sweepstakes by clicking the opt-in boxes when purchasing your badge on EventBrite.

Naka-Kon would like thank our friends at Right Stuf Animefor their sponsorship of this year's convention!